Red Squirrel Reviews Summary

Food Quality

Pros:

• "Their burgers are really really big and they have those wacky chips that look like boats and they’re the best chips I have ever had in my life."
• "The food in this place is delicious, as were the cocktails."
• "The steak was flavorful and cooked as ordered."
• "One of the best choices for burgers in Edinburgh."
• "The food was incredible."
• "Our goat cheese salad was superb."
• "The buttermilk chicken tasted lovely."

Cons:

• "Vegan Patty burger £13.50. High end price, pretty low end product."
• "Menu was too large resulting in subpar food. Burgers were disappointing."
• "The venison burger was a bit dry."
• "The Chilli Death burger conjured up images of a burger dripping in chillies and a hot sauce, but actually it was a burger topped with few jalapenos and a couple of chillies - not that hot at all."
• "The lentil dahl was quite dry and tasteless. Filled with chickpeas. Quite odd."
• "The burger was a bit dry, some more sauce or cheese would've perhaps helped."
• "All meat was over cooked and under seasoned."

Service

Pros:

• "Service was quick and lovely."
• "The staff is so friendly and attentive."
• "The bartenders were wonderful, engaging and knowledgeable about the beers, and recommended some fantastic draught and bottle brews."
• "The staff were particularly friendly and helpful."
• "The service was great."
• "Staff were friendly, and service was prompt."
• "Service was very friendly."

Cons:

• "Alicia was our waitress I believe. She was so unwelcoming and cold."
• "Staff were not interested in serving. Felt like were an annoyance to them."
• "The staff was friendly but slow and a bit unprofessional."
• "Staff seemed disinterested and busy chatting instead of dealing with customers."
• "Waitress didn’t welcome us or smile the whole evening and didn’t seem to know what was available."
• "Used to like it here, but most recent experience of unnecessarily very rude and disinterested staff has put me right off."
• "We were left standing there for ages."

Atmosphere & Ambience

Pros:

• "Nice ambience, usually not too loud for a pub in this part of town."
• "Great atmosphere very good value for money."
• "Fantastic atmosphere, good beer selection."
• "Its a cosy and lively venue which serves food."
• "Loved this place. Really cracking place to drop in for a drink."
• "The ambiance is nice."
• "Great atmosphere."

Cons:

• "Please don't put a booking with a dog under a speaker playing music."
• "The music is super loud."
• "Atmosphere was waaaaay too loud."
• "Inside, the decor is a bit dated and the whole vibe when we were there was dead."
• "It's smaller than I thought. And really loud to have a sit down dinner with friends and family."
• "Used to love this place but won’t be going back after last night. Atmosphere was non-existent."
• "It is just about loud and if you sit next to the door, you get always that annoying noise when someone comes in."

Value for Money

Pros:

• "Friendly staff and good reasonably priced food."
• "Good value food but beers were a bit pricey."
• "Great atmosphere very good value for money."
• "Good food, decent wine at an OK price."
• "In one of the lowest costing places on the street. And absolutely worth every penny."
• "For being right in the centre this place is reasonably priced, and for a good amount of food."
• "Menu was also good and reasonably priced."

Cons:

• "Had a pint and burger for 20 quid which, yeah it's not cheap, but it's central so that's the price you pay."
• "Value for money: I didn’t feel totally robbed but the price was more than I would have expected based on overall experience."
• "So for nearly £11 it just wasn't worth it."
• "Bit on the expensive side but what do you expect for a nice place in the city centre."
• "Food was not worth the price on the menu."
• "The prices are reasonable considering location by Edinburgh Castle."
• "A wee bit pricey for pub grub when you've got a weatherspoons next door but the guy serving us was really nice."

Accessibility & Accommodation

Pros:

• "It was so nice being able to bring our dog in as well, she was even given her own water bowl with a bone biscuit on the plate."
• "Listed on the 'Dugs Welcome' scheme and they didn't disappoint."
• "DOGS ARE ALLOWED in!"
• "The venue being dog friendly was an absolute bonus - our Labrador was welcomed with his own fresh water bowl and a plate of biscuits, as well as loads of snuggles!"
• "Superb accomodation for Gluten Intolerance."
• "Dog friendly bar/restaurant."
• "Super friendly staff and dog made very welcome."

Cons:

• "Having got back from the game slight early we rocked up at 8.45 and told table not quite ready, which is fair enough and came back at 9.15 only to be advised they stopped serving food at 9!"
• "It lacks an individual character that, say, the Swedish places (Boda, Victoria, Sofi's, Hemma, Joseph Pearce) manage to create."
• "One issue is the difficulty in accessing in a wheelchair - there used to be a power operated door but that broke ages ago and was never fixed, so now you will have to get the chair up 1 shortish step to enter."
• "My boy missed out there too I'm afraid. So, I would come here again, but I have to say I would be hesitant to bring my pooch back, or recommend it as dog 'friendly'."
• "Not a great selection of parking."
• "The accompanying chips were a little bland - there is sweet potato chips on offer so that may be an option for the future."
• "Desserts also had very small portions."